3, BENSON CLOSE, READING, RG2 7LP - £81,600

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3 BENSON CLOSE is a large extended semi-detached house of 100m², built sometime between 1976 and 1982, which could now be worth an estimated £510,199. It was last sold for £81,600 in February 1995, which was around 17% above the average February 1995 semi-detached price in the Reading local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2022, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

3 BENSON CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows one sale for 3 BENSON CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the one sale, along with the average semi-detached price in the Reading local authority area for the corresponding sale date. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
1995 10 FEB	£81,600	£69,572	17% above HPI

What might 3 BENSON CLOSE be worth now?

3 BENSON CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £510,199.

This is based on house price inflation of 525.2%, between February 1995 and April 2026, for semi-detached houses, in the Reading local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 525.2% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 3 BENSON CLOSE of £81,600 on 10th February 1995. For the value to have increased from £81,600 to £510,199 over the 30 years and ten months to April 2026, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 3 BENSON CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Reading local authority area.
• The February 1995 sale price of £81,600 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 3 BENSON CLOSE has not materially changed since February 1995.

How Large is 3 BENSON CLOSE?

3 BENSON CLOSE is 100m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2022. This puts it in the largest 40% of semi-detached houses in Reading, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses by size in Reading, and where 3 BENSON CLOSE lies on this distribution: 65% of semi-detached houses are smaller than 3 BENSON CLOSE, and 34% of semi-detached houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Reading.

3 BENSON CLOSE: Plot

3 BENSON CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.055 of an acre, or 224m².

Where is 3 BENSON CLOSE?

3 BENSON CLOSE is located in READING, in the RG2 postcode district.